Historical clue formulations

• Got bigger — 2026-08-03
• Reached new heights — 2026-05-09
• Waxed, in a way — 2025-09-26
• Gained a wider following — 2025-08-28
• Doubled or tripled, say — 2025-08-14
• Got taller — 2024-11-26
• Waxed — 2024-10-06
• Went up — 2024-07-06
• Increased, as the pot — 2021-06-14
• Got bigger — 2021-01-26
• Burgeoned — 2020-11-20
• Increased — 2019-06-25
• Developed — 2019-06-01
• Rose — 2018-12-28
• Sprouted — 2018-02-13
• Sprouted — 2017-04-03
• Ballooned — 2016-09-27
• Waxed — 2016-09-03
• Increased — 2015-11-03
• Matured — 2015-03-19
• Opposite of contracted — 2014-09-06
• Got bigger — 2014-04-14
• Got longer, like Pinocchio's nose — 2011-11-28
• Sprouted — 2009-04-06
• Multiplied — 2009-02-28
• Mushroomed — 2009-02-18
• Filled out — 2008-08-10
• Shot up — 2006-11-22
• Boomed — 2006-11-16
• Shot up — 2006-04-23
• Got bigger — 2005-11-22
• Got larger — 2005-07-06
• Mushroomed — 2003-10-20
• Shot up — 2003-07-03
• Rose — 2002-04-12
• Burgeoned — 2001-09-02
• Shot up — 1999-02-28
• Sprouted — 1999-02-22
• Waxed — 1999-01-17
• Deepened — 1998-11-15
• Shot up — 1998-09-06
• Waxed — 1998-08-30
• Matured — 1997-12-02
• Snowballed — 1997-07-05
• Waxed — 1997-02-21
• Developed — 1996-05-17
• Increased — 1996-03-15
• Ballooned — 1993-12-08